This Dutch breed is related to the Fresian but
is around 25% larger, with the males weighing around 2.5 kilograms (6
pounds). They are excellent foragers and good winter layers.

They are only found in two colors:
"Zilverpel" (white with black markings) and "Goudpel" (golden brown with black
markings).
The eye is brown and the tail should not be carried higher than 60 degrees,
unlike the similar Fresians, which carry their tails at nearly 90 degrees.

The Groninger Meeuwen were nearly extinct in 1980, with only 26
birds left, but fortunately a group of poultry enthusiasts in The Netherlands
took notice of the breed and have brought it back.

[ed. note: I believe this is the same bird as, or very closely related to, the
Ostfriesische Moewe.]